to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
naked eye; the physical eye
everywhere; all over; throughout
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
dilapidated house; deserted house
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
invisibly; secretly; privately
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
second marriage; remarriage
confused; flustered; at a loss
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
whereabouts; present location
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
one by one; one after another; successively
outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to surround; to crowd around
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again